BILL CARLISLE - PROGRAM PAGE SIGNED CO-SIGNED BY: HOMER AND JETHRO (HENRY D. "HOMER" HAYNES), HOMER AND JETHRO (KENNETH C. "JETHRO" BURNS) - HFSID 82707

BILL CARLISLE and HOMER AND JETHRO
A program page from a country/western convention signed by musician Bill Carlisle and comedy duo Henry "Homer" Haynes and Kennth "Jethro" Burns, with each signing by their respective image. Extremely rare!
Program page signed: "Sincerely/Bill Carlisle", "Homer Haynes", ""Jethro" Burns", 11x8¼. American country singer BILL CARLISLE (1908-2003) was popular in the late 1940's and 1950's, though he first began performing in the 1920's with older brother Cliff Carlisle. His first solo single was 1933's "Rattlesnake Daddy", but continued to perform with his brother as well, forming the Carlisle Brothers in 1938. Carlisle was noted for his skill on the guitar and his yodeling in songs, spawning hits like "A Rainbow at Midnight" and "Tramp on the Street". After his brother retired, Bill continued to perform with a backing group he also called The Carlisles, continuing to record and perform on television, falling out of the public eye by the late 1960's. However, he remained a regular performer at the Grand Ole Opry, performing up until his death in 2003. In 2002, Carlisle was elected to the Country Music Hall of Fame. Formed by Henry D. Haynes (1920-1971) and Kenneth C. Burns (1920-1989) in 1936, HOMER AND JETHRO were a satirical country duo who performed their parodies of popular songs throughout the 1940's, 50's, and 60's. With Haynes (Homer) on guitar and Burns (Jethro) on mandolin, the duo was signed to RCA Victor, with one of their first hits being the "Baby It's Cold Outside" parody with June Carter. Other hits include "Hernando's Hideaway" and the Grammy winning "The Battle of Kookamonga". They became popular television personalities later in their career, but unfortunately had their act cut short when Haynes' died from a heart attack in 1971. Burns died several years later from prostate cancer, and the duo was posthumously inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2001. Irregular right edge. Slightly creased. Fine condition.